A Vintage Modern Abode Tour (Shalaka Pingale)

It goes without maxim that a abode should reverberate the personalities of those who alive there, together with their personal touches heighten the character of the space to a greater extent than than anything else. To create a abode that gives the impression of loved together with lived in, every decorator looks through their ain cultural lens. In the diversified earth of décor, myriad ethos together with styles wildly differ for decorating a abode together with exclusively few tin conjoin cultural influence amongst modern blueprint inwards a subtle yet profound way. Our today’s abode tour of the Pingale solid unit of measurement tin for sure attest to this.

Old lithographs of Raja Ravi Verma atop an sometime tabular array amongst distress finish

In the urban surround of Pune, Pingale family’s home is a brief break from the busy metropolis life for Shalaka, her hubby Shantanoo together with their 2 sons. Shalaka, the lady of the home, has perfected the fine art of blending styles from dissimilar resources together with possessions from a dissimilar era; making their four chamber floor a timeless yet sophisticated haven. The indispensable await inwards her classic together with creative abode defines how brilliantly she has brought together 'old' together with 'new' yesteryear choosing the correct accessories. Step into Shalaka's home layered amongst a unique combination of cultural identity together with mixed amongst a modern flair.

When it comes to defining the chronicles of her beautiful home, Shalaka claims to last a fairly organized lady who breathes "a identify for things together with a affair inwards its place" motto. Shalaka deeply loves the rich Indian civilization together with exquisite craftsmanship that it has to offer. Her inclination together with honey for antiques is present all through her home, but yesteryear blending sometime together with novel pieces, she has aced the ultimate balancing deed of choosing the best of both the worlds.

Shalaka takes pride (and my envious look) for working at a leading décor boutique “Sanskriti” (which nosotros featured on our spider web log here) where she started helping her mother in law amongst her lifestyle store presently afterward her marriage. Shalaka had already developed an 'eye' for sometime things but afterward she was amply exposed to lot of beautiful things at Sanskriti, she learnt together with picked upward gradually creating her ain décor taste.

Walking on a creative path, her passion for antiques together with sometime items of historical significance continued to shine through every bit she declares: “Because of the line of work, I am spoilt for alternative together with terminate upward picking upward slice of furniture pieces which are rare to come upward by. Even on our purchase trips for the shop, I inevitably province upward buying a lot of "old" pieces together with add together to the collection."

The fusion of dissimilar era commands attending inwards dissimilar corner of the home

Shalaka, the queen of mixologist, has added a soulful season inwards her abode amongst a unique approach of design. With an amalgam of all various styles, she has broken her décor tendency from the rattling ‘Indian’ to contemporary pieces. Seen hither is her various collections from stone, metallic together with wood. Shalaka verifies, “Like all the statues you lot reckon inwards my home, the dark rock Laxmi, the marble Buddha or inwards brass are all antique. The dark-green drinking glass jars are also from sometime British era.”

Metal surfaces throughout inwards the home have a tarnished rather than polished finish

Indian antiques have always been on the global radar for decorating. In Shalaka's home, they claim a genuinely unique mélange of cultural inspiration from vastly various together with ancient eras.

Her abode is a consummate extension together with reflection of their store 'Sanskriti Lifestyle'

Surrounded yesteryear the opulent slice of furniture at Sanskriti, Shalaka brings abode the pieces that utter to her. Now they don’t exclusively lend a infinite to a greater extent than timeless lived inwards experience but also brand them business office of their home’s ‘story’.

Interesting touches of mix together with match. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Buddha corner, Sea dark-green armoire together with damchi

As it is said for antiques, “The grab of beauty lies inwards keeping it real”, together with these existent pieces inwards Shalaka’s home fit perfectly amongst the room’s established color palette. Rare finds together with vintage scores are brought dorsum to life amongst modern prints together with fun color.

Great mix of modern elements, classic slice of furniture together with bold patterns that utter to abode owner's personalities.

Shalaka titles all her cupboards, beds and major furniture as an antique together with ane of a kind, which are immediately getting fifty-fifty to a greater extent than hard to get. To constitute a sophisticated await amongst vintage accessories, she opted for an upholstered sofa. The zippy throw on the sofa is a jumping off signal which signals that room is prepared to offering comfort. The brightly hued sea-green armoire is the accent slice that makes this room pop.

Chaotic jumble of sometime brass ewers, oriental china ware, handmade cushions, contemporary fine art pieces, African masks what is non to honey well-nigh inwards this room?

Someone similar Shalaka, who is preserving the charming chemical component of sometime together with utilizing global accessories, has taken a deliberate aid inwards creating a casual, relaxed & lived-in room. With all trials together with enough of her ain ideas, Shalaka has position her best pes forward in layering her abode amongst many global pieces. Her bold approach together with brilliant play amongst the eclectic mix of global objects that receive got both modern together with traditional item receive got created an interesting mishmash.

Lively Global mix of Accessories

Shalaka muses: “I honey beautiful things together with experience why non last surrounded yesteryear them, it's a experience goodness factor. For me, I tin intend bold together with similar experimenting amongst the décor keeping rattling classic pieces which are ane of a type. I intend nosotros Indians don't shy away from color so I purpose either a painting, colourful throws or coloured cushion/bedspread to add together that splash of color against the wooden slice of furniture which otherwise tin await rather drab yet beautiful."

Lacquer Utensils adds feminine touch

Unmistakable global influence is apparent throughout Shalaka’s interiors. Her effortlessly collected abode has amassed a vast collection of global wares that she likes to display inwards her home. Many pieces of her collection receive got history that goes dorsum every bit far every bit the British era. Shown hither are the lacquer utensils from Czechoslovakia, that sit down pretty on her java tabular array décor.

Eye-catching gallery display of English linguistic communication wall plates

Just similar all the elements that Shalaka has brought into her space, the walls inwards the abode also declare the personal contestation of the design-minded lady.To showcase the collection of sometime English linguistic communication wall plates, Shalaka has created a gallery wall where the strategically placed cute together with quaint plates ambit a remainder together with scale, clearly taking a centre stage.

One-of-a-kind together with swell finds at Sanskriti has added some buzz-worthy Buddha collection inwards the Pingale family

Picking upward the best of these pieces from the décor mecca ‘Sanskriti’ receive got non exclusively enriched Shalaka’s repertoire but also enabled her to mature her style. Wisely chosen together with smartly blended Buddha statues allude a calming effect.

Green plants point many corners of the home

Shalaka is a large fan of layering pocket-size pops of dark-green into her space. Many of her vignettes together with corners roughly the abode are a happy fit for multiple plants. Just as dramatic every bit her fine art slice together with every bit pleasing every bit her antiques, Shalaka seizes every chance to infuse plants inwards her décor.

Few to a greater extent than of her rare together with contestation pieces.

Tireless request for the ultimate vintage finds for the store leads the lady an chance to pack away amongst few of the most exotic pieces for her abode also. Shalaka, who finds herself drawn to the feel of history believes that, these pieces offering most classic designs inwards slice of furniture together with never become out of style.

Front Porch.

"Being 14 years inwards the profession, ane learns fast together with you lot receive got an oculus for things." says Shalaka, together with I could have not permit her become without spilling the beans on her experience together with expertise of abode décor. Here are few tips from the lady:

· So what if you lot neglect piece making choices for décor, nosotros all brand mistakes together with acquire a amend agreement of things yesteryear learning from these mistakes.

· I listen this rattling frequently from customers at Sanskriti together with inwards full general that "Oh, our slice of furniture is all nighttime goal or it's rattling modern or "A" especial type." "This slice is beautiful but volition non "match" my home." I personally experience there's no such affair every bit "it won't match", inwards fact, the contrast looks rather nice. If you lot identify them tastefully together with smartly together with then they convey out the beauty inwards each other.

· If you lot can't change/afford to modify your bed indulge inwards a swell bed spread, for sofa either modify the upholstery or fifty-fifty cushion covers, these pocket-size things tin completely modify the await on a rattling depression budget.

· I also honey the purpose of indoor plants, which yesteryear themselves deed every bit an accessory together with add together a colour.

Thank you lot Shalaka, I am sure your inspiring tips and abode tour will encourage our readers to limited themselves with a dissimilar approach inwards decorating. Also a large give thank you lot you for welcoming us rattling generously in your beautiful home. The abode tour, nosotros receive got been pondering over since August, would non receive got been done without your form together with patient indulgence. Wishing all the rattling best to you lot together with your family.

And to all of our readers, give thank you lot you for taking this journeying amongst us, promise you lot enjoyed the tour every bit much every bit nosotros both relished putting together. You tin connect amongst Shalaka on her Instagram feed here and the décor mecca Sanskriti Lifestyle here. And until we run across again, remain connected on Instagram and Facebook feeds of Pinkz Passion, toodles.

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